Gerritsen Avenue & Brown Street
Gerritsen Avenue and Brown Street meet at a three-way junction in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marine Park is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue R/Gerritsen Av, is 220 feet away for the B2 and B31, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue R/Gerritsen Av, 220 feet away, for the B2 and B31.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue R/Gerritsen Av B2, B31220 feetB2 B31
Next buses at this stop
- B2 …
- B31 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Gerritsen Avenue.
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 3095 Avenue U Gas station0.5 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2022 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Brown Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Gerritsen Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 278 Marine Park School1,000 feet
- Good Shepherd Catholic Academy School1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park790 feet
- PS 278 Playground900 feet
Houses of worship
- Good Shepherd Church House of worship910 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Gerritsen Avenue & Avenue R 160 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Fillmore Avenue 290 feet
- Avenue R & Haring Street 350 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Avenue R at Haring Street 490 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Batchelder Street 490 feet
- Fillmore Avenue & Stuart Street 570 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue R 630 feet
- Avenue S & Brown Street 720 feet
See every intersection along Brown Street or Gerritsen Avenue.